Director of the Centre for Enterprises and Innovation at the Cité du design.
A Doctor of Physics and Materials Chemistry, Isabelle Vérilhac spent eight years in the industrial sector, and has since worked for local authorities on the elaboration of collaborative programmes between companies, laboratories and institutions, initially at the head of a centre for medical technology, and then at the Cité du design.
She has set up service offers for companies, enabling them to integrate design and innovation through uses. She established the Material Resource centre at the Cité du design, devised and developed the Laboratory for innovative practices and uses (LUPI®), and the Living Lab (Creative Design City Living Lab), a place for living and experimentation.